Category: Science

Clocks on Mars tick faster by about 477 microseconds each Earth day, a new study suggests. This difference is significantly more than that for our

Our curated list of Christmas gifts for seasoned hikers, backpackers, dedicated birdwatchers and other outdoor enthusiasts.

People with anxiety or insomnia tend to have weaker immunity. The decline of a key immune cell may be a culprit.

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR’s Short Wave discuss an Earth-sized exoplanet, how ant colonies deal with disease and a possible link between volcanoes

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by heating up and glowing in the infrared.

When the early Earth’s magma ocean crystallized 4.4 billion years ago, the deep mantle trapped an ocean’s worth of water, scientists say.

Fingerprints on a Roman burial hold new clues to an unusual liquid gypsum funeral ritual.

There are eye-opening claims that orcas and dolphins are working together on salmon hunts and sharing food — but not everyone is convinced.

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope spotted huge stars leaking nitrogen in an early galaxy, hinting that such ‘monster stars’ might have been the

The novel 3D wiring architecture and chip fabrication method enable quantum processing units containing 10,000 qubits to fit in a smaller space than today’s 100-qubit

Astronomical winter begins Sunday, Dec. 21 in the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s how the solstice works.

Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 73 NASA astronaut Jonny